三、短文填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读短文,从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词,每词仅用一次。
realize when easily river people between build special wonder long
When it comes to China's ancient wonders, people often think of the Great Wall. I used to think the same, but everything changed 36. I saw the Grand Canal(大运河).
My trip started in Hangzhou, at the canal's southern end. The big 37. in front of me was shining in the sun. At first, it seemed nothing 38. , just another common river across the city. But the guide shared the story:“People started to 39. the canal in the 5th century BCE. Emperors from the Sui Dynasty made it 40. than before, even connecting northern and southern China 41. . It played an important role in communication and trade 42. them. By 1751, it was more than 1,700 kilometres.
Standing by the canal and watching ships pass by, I 43. that it is unlike other old buildings. The canal is alive and still connecting 44. and places. The past and the present are not only side by side, but also talking to each other.
That's when I understood:The Grand Canal isn't just an ancient 45. . It proves that great engineering never stops working.

36. when
37. river
38. special
39. build
40. longer
41. easily
42. between
43. realized
44. people
45. wonder

【分析】
首先通读短文把握主旨：作者原本认为中国古代奇迹是长城，直到看到大运河后改变了看法。解题时需结合上下文语境、语法规则（如时态、比较级、介词用法等），从方框所给单词中选择恰当词汇，调整为正确形式（如动词原形、比较级、过去式等），且每词仅用一次。
【解析】
1. 36空：根据句意“但一切都变了，当我看到大运河时”，需用when引导时间状语从句，故填when；
2. 37空：前文提到在大运河南端，后文提及“common river”，可知此处指眼前的大河，故填river；
3. 38空：后文说明只是普通的河，因此起初看起来没什么特别之处，故填special；
4. 39空：固定搭配“start to do sth”表示“开始做某事”，此处指建造大运河，故填build；
5. 40空：句中出现比较级标志词“than”，需用long的比较级longer，故填longer；
6. 41空：此处修饰动词connect，需用副词，方框中副词easily符合语境（意为“容易地”），故填easily；
7. 42空：表示在南北中国两者之间，需用介词between，故填between；
8. 43空：作者站在运河边的感悟发生在过去，需用realize的过去式realized，故填realized；
9. 44空：运河连接人和地方，需填名词people，故填people；
10.45空：呼应前文“ancient wonders”，此处指大运河是古代奇迹之一，故填wonder；
【答案】
36. when；37. river；38. special；39. build；40. longer；41. easily；42. between；43. realized；44. people；45. wonder
【知识点】
词汇运用、语境理解、词形变化
【点评】
本题为英语短文填空题，考查学生对词汇的掌握及上下文语境的分析能力，需结合句意、语法规则选择并调整单词形式，整体难度适中，理清短文逻辑即可顺利作答。
【难度系数】
0.7

四、读写结合(共两节,满分25分)
第一节 任务型阅读(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读短文,用英文填空或回答问题。(注意每小题的词数要求)
The Sanxingdui Ruins are one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. This ancient site in China has puzzled experts since its discovery. Sanxingdui flourished(繁荣兴盛) during the late Shang Dynasty. It had a highly developed bronze(青铜) culture. However, no written records have been found, so we know little about its people.
One of the biggest mysteries is the sudden disappearance of this civilization(文明). Archaeologists have found hundreds of valuable objects made of jade, bronze, and ivory. These items were carefully broken or burned before being buried. Then, the civilization simply vanished. Around the same time, a similar culture appeared in Jinsha, about 38 kilometres away. Most experts believe the people of Sanxingdui moved there. But why did they leave their home?
People have different ideas about why they had to leave, such as war or floods. After studying the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, a scientist suggested another idea: A major earthquake may have changed the path of the Minjiang River. Without water, the people had to leave.
But one question remains unanswered. If they were leaving, why did they break and bury their treasures instead of taking them? Evidence shows they did this slowly and carefully, perhaps as part of a ceremony.
▲
46-49. Complete the mind map according to the passage.(每空不超过6词)
The Sanxingdui Ruins
Background:
●Sanxingdui flourished during 46. .
●Its bronze culture was highly developed.
●No written records have been found.
Mysteries:
●The Sanxingdui civilization disappeared 47. .
●A similar culture appeared in Jinsha, about 38 kilometres away from Sanxingdui.
Possible reasons:
●War.
●Floods.
●48. .
Unanswered question:
Nobody knows why 49. .

50. Please write a sentence to fill in ▲ to end the passage.

(不超过25词)

46. the late Shang Dynasty
47. suddenly
48. A major earthquake
49. they broke and buried their treasures
50. It is still a mystery to researchers today.(答案不唯一)

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读的思维导图填空题，需根据原文内容定位对应信息完成填空，解题思路为：1. 明确每个空所在板块的信息需求；2. 回到原文对应段落，查找匹配的关键信息；3. 确保答案符合词数要求，不超过规定词数。
【解析】
46题：根据原文第一段“Sanxingdui flourished during the late Shang Dynasty”，可知三星堆繁荣于商代晚期，故填the late Shang Dynasty；
47题：根据原文第二段“One of the biggest mysteries is the sudden disappearance of this civilization”，可知三星堆文明突然消失，故填suddenly；
48题：根据原文第三段“a scientist suggested another idea: A major earthquake may have changed the path of the Minjiang River”，可知另一个可能原因是大地震，故填A major earthquake；
49题：根据原文第四段“why did they break and bury their treasures instead of taking them”，可知未解问题是为什么他们破坏并埋藏了自己的珍宝，故填they broke and buried their treasures；
50题：需补全结尾句，结合前文内容，可填It is still a mystery to researchers today.（符合不超过25词的要求）
【答案】
46. the late Shang Dynasty；47. suddenly；48. A major earthquake；49. they broke and buried their treasures；50. It is still a mystery to researchers today.
【知识点】
任务型阅读；信息定位；阅读理解
【点评】
本题考查学生快速提取原文关键信息的能力，属于任务型阅读的常规题型，难度适中，学生通过定位原文对应内容即可完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.6